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About Kesharipur Village

Kesharipur is a small village in Binpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 238 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesharipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesharipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur II
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 16.78 hectares
Population 434
Male Population 238
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesharipur compares

By the 2011 count Kesharipur is the 122nd largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 391 residents. Its 16.78 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kesharipur

Kesharipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kesharipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kesharipur from other places

Kesharipur lies about 14 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Godapiasal, about 15 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kesharipur
Tehsil headquarters Binpur II 14 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 14 km
Nearest railway station Godapiasal 15 km
Nearest town Medinīpur 21 km

Villages closest to Kesharipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Binpur II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kesharipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesharipur village had a population of 434. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 391 residents.

Kesharipur village has 238 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesharipur has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kesharipur is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesharipur covers 16.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kesharipur falls under Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kesharipur is Godapiasal, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kesharipur.

Kesharipur is about 14 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesharipur is in Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Binpur II is about 14 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 14 km away. Godapiasal is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamar (9.1 km), Salbant (17 km) and Madhupur (20 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kesharipur today is likely to be higher.

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